by Leo Lionni · Kalandraka · tapa dura · ISBN 9788484643104
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«Álex e o rato de corda» is the children's picture book by Leo Lionni, published by Kalandraka in hardcover (40 pages, in Galician).
A flesh-and-blood mouse meets a mechanical wind-up mouse and a great friendship is born between them. Despite being very different, they share adventures and happy moments. A classic that deals with friendship and acceptance of differences.
Belongs to the Tras os montes collection. Originally published in 1969 as «Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse»; this Galician edition includes a translation by Xosé Manuel González Barreiro.
Recommended for early readers and for working on values such as friendship and diversity at home or in the classroom.
Leo Lionni was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Italy and lived there before moving to the United States in 1939, where he worked as an art director for several advertising agencies, and then for Fortune magazine. He returned to Italy in 1962 and started writing and illustrating children's books. In 1962, his book Inch by Inch was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
